The holidays sneak up fast, and nothing dampens the spirit like finding you’re out of wrapping paper or tape when it’s time to wrap gifts. Get ahead of the rush by picking up gift wrap, bags, boxes, ...

Don't toss the wrinkled tissue paper after a present-opening frenzy. There are many ways you can reuse it around the house, from packing material to crafts.

GAYLORD — The holidays involve a lot of everything, including food, gifts and wrapping paper. With so much excess boxes, paper and ribbons, it can be hard to know what should go in the trash and what ...

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When it’s time to wrap presents, do you find yourself running all around the house, trying to dig up wrapping paper, ribbons, and tape? If so, you can make holiday prep much easier with the help of a ...

World Paper Bag Day is an annual event that is celebrated every year on July 12 to help raise awareness of the environmental benefits of using paper bags over plastic bags. This day also celebrates ...

We use a massive five trillion plastic bags every year, and they’re in the top five of all plastic products found in the natural environment. However, paper doesn’t fare any better, with many studies ...

Consumer Reports magazine finds good reason why packages are not full. Dec. 3, 2009— -- Everyone has opened a box or bag, only to find that the product purchased doesn't even begin to fill the ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Few things are as useful as the paper bag. In the United States, people use (and reuse) 10 billion of them ...

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The decision by New York State to ban single-use plastic bags from retail stores makes it a good time ...

California shoppers will once again have to leave plastic bags behind starting in 2026, as a new law closes a loophole that ...

Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday. Since May 2022, large grocery stores and big box stores in ...